钥匙

yàoshi

Traditional: 鑰匙

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Translation

key (for lock)

Stroke order

Stroke order for 钥

Stroke order for 匙

Examples

I can't find the key.

Give me the door key.

He opened the door with the key.

I left the keys inside the car.

lín

My neighbour keeps a spare key for me.

钥匙 (yào shi) means key (for lock). It is used as a noun in everyday Mandarin speech.

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This word is part of lesson 18.